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If Planned Parenthood is “pro-woman,” why do they help abusive men?

Earlier this year, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed two bills. The first, HB 4787, makes it a felony to stalk or assault a woman for the purpose of forcing her to abort. Under the second, HB 4380, withholding legally required financial aid or employment is a misdemeanor.

Coerced abortions aren’t rare: some studies indicate more than half of abortions are consented to under pressure, and women can face violence when they resist. Women have been shot, stabbed, bludgeoned, burned and smothered for refusing to have one, which is part of why the CDC lists homicide as a leading cause of death during pregnancy.

Given those facts, you might be wondering, “Why would anyone oppose this legislation?” Ask Planned Parenthood.

Planned Parenthood is America’s largest abortion chain, and it wasn’t a fan of either bill. I’m not surprised Planned Parenthood would fight laws to protect vulnerable women and girls. For years, Planned Parenthood has helped the men who prey on them.

It certainly helped John Blanks, Jr. when he brought his daughter, Denise Fairbanks, to Planned Parenthood after he got her pregnant. In her lawsuit, Fairbanks recalled explicitly telling facility staff she’d been raped and was now being forced to abort. Rather than call the police, they turned her back over to him when they were done. Planned Parenthood opted to settle.